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The Institute strives to serve as a resource for all interested stakeholders fighting DNS Abuse, whether they are registries, registrars, security researchers, or any other interested party.
The Institute is pleased to provide and maintain a Resource Library on publications related to DNS Abuse. These documents advance the conversation regarding DNS Abuse and help educate registries and registrars as to how to address it. These resources also may prove useful to someone that wants to learn more about DNS Abuse and how to tackle it.
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Introducing NetBeacon MAP: Individual Dashboards Version 2.0.0
The NetBeacon Institute is pleased to announce updated NetBeacon Measurement and Analytics Platform (MAP) Individual Dashboards for registries and registrars. Version 2.0.0 provides more actionable
DNS Abuse Institute Welcomes Rowena Schoo
The DNS Abuse Institute is excited to welcome Rowena Schoo as the Director of Programs and Policy. Schoo will serve as a critical part of the team whose mission is to combat DNS Abuse.
Generic Abuse Policy for Registrars and Registries
This DNSAI post is the first in a three-part series that will attempt to provide reasonable, bite size introductions to the key components of developing anti-abuse practices.
DNSAI Newsletter April 2022
Join our Executive Director of the DNS Abuse Institute, Graeme Bunton, as he shares updates on NetBeacon, ICANN 73, and a recent DNS Abuse study by the European Commission.
DNSAI Response to a Letter from the GNSO Small Team on DNS Abuse
In early March 2022 the DNSAI received a letter requesting input from the ICANN GNSO on behalf of their ‘Small Team on DNS Abuse’. This is the DNSAI response.
Centralized Abuse Reporting Update
The DNSAI’s new centralized DNS Abuse reporting tool, NetBeacon, is going to provide real value to registries and registrars and simplify the work and greatly improve the experience for those who are reporting DNS Abuse.
Secure Your Website, Save the Internet*
Learn what is meant by malicious registrations, how to manually distinguish between malicious registrations and compromised websites, and what the best practices are for mitigation in each circumstance.
Compromised Sites and Malicious Registrations: Best Practices for the Identification and Mitigation of DNS Abuse
Learn what is meant by malicious registrations, how to manually distinguish between malicious registrations and compromised websites, and what the best practices are for mitigation in each circumstance.
The Current State of DNS Abuse Reporting
the DNSAI researched the reporting processes of the largest registries and registrars in order to better understand how they accept reports of abuse. This article summarizes the findings of this initiative.
Criminals are exploiting the UK’s Winter Fuel Payment – this is how global industry collaboration is tackling it
A joint blog: Mayuresh Walke, Nominet, and Rowena Schoo, NetBeacon Institute Nominet sits on the NetBeacon Institute Advisory Council – working together to reduce DNS
Bulletin: DNS Abuse Campaign Exploiting “Subdomain Cloaking”
Summary In August 2025, NetBeacon MAP identified 2,227 unique domain names that appear to be part of a coordinated phishing campaign. The registrations are primarily
Introducing NetBeacon MAP: Individual Dashboards Version 2.0.0
The NetBeacon Institute is pleased to announce updated NetBeacon Measurement and Analytics Platform (MAP) Individual Dashboards for registries and registrars. Version 2.0.0 provides more actionable insights within domain abuse, mitigation, and peer groups. The updates make the data more relatable and customizable, allowing users to move beyond simple monthly snapshots to grasp
Criminals are exploiting the UK’s Winter Fuel Payment – this is how global industry collaboration is tackling it
A joint blog: Mayuresh Walke, Nominet, and Rowena Schoo, NetBeacon Institute Nominet sits on the NetBeacon Institute Advisory Council – working together to reduce DNS Abuse globally. The partnership highlights how important it is for trusted organisations to collaborate in keeping the internet safe and secure. We remain dedicated to working together
Bulletin: DNS Abuse Campaign Exploiting “Subdomain Cloaking”
Summary In August 2025, NetBeacon MAP identified 2,227 unique domain names that appear to be part of a coordinated phishing campaign. The registrations are primarily concentrated in two registrar credentials: 90% (1994) in Aceville Pte. Ltd. (IANA ID 3858) and 10% (230) Dominet (HK) Limited (IANA ID 3775). This campaign uses a
Recent spike in malicious phishing concentrated in two registrars
Summary Record Highs in NetBeacon MAP Data In March 2025 we observed two record highs in NetBeacon Measurement and Analytics Platform (MAP) data: the highest number of unique domain names associated with phishing (47,613), and the largest month-on-month increase in unique domain names associated with phishing (63%). See Figure 1: Aggregate Trends
White Paper: Proposal for PDPs on DNS Abuse
The NetBeacon Institute is pleased to publish our White Paper: Proposal for PDPs on DNS Abuse. We created this paper to support and advance ICANN Community discussions on potential policy development related to DNS Abuse. From our unique perspective, we believe there are a number of issues that are constrained enough to
How have the gTLD contractual amendments impacted DNS Abuse?
Overview In this context, DNS Abuse is defined as malware, botnets, phishing, pharming, and spam (when spam serves as a delivery mechanism for the other forms of DNS Abuse). This was a tremendous achievement. ICANN, the participating registries and registrars, and the ICANN community all deserve recognition for this work. These
NetBeacon Reporter introduces new features as it reaches 50,000 DNS Abuse Reports
NetBeacon Reporter introduces new features as it reaches 50,000 DNS Abuse Reports Since launching NetBeacon Reporter in 2022, we’ve engaged with registrars and DNS Abuse reporters to onboard users, increase reports, and collect ideas for improvements. Today we’re pleased to share that we’ve sent over 50,000 reports of DNS Abuse. This achievement
Update on GAC Communiqués and Community Activity on DNS Abuse
This blog and the associated report aim to provide an overview of DNS Abuse-related issues raised by the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), a key part of ICANN’s multistakeholder model. We summarize relevant community activity that addresses these areas and highlight remaining gaps where further work is needed. This report is an updated
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